| ISTAF SuperSeries | |
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 Official logo of the Games | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Genre | Sport event |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Inaugurated | 8 September 2011 |
| Founder | International Sepaktakraw Federation |
| Most recent | 2 November 2015 |
| Organised by | International Sepaktakraw Federation |
| Website | sepaktakraw.org |
| Games |
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The ISTAF SuperSeries (abbreviated: ISS) was an international sepaktakraw competition organized by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) held for three editions from 2011 to 2015. The ISS was the only elite international Sepaktakraw tournament recognized by the ISTAF aside from the ISTAF World Cup and King's Cup.[1][2] The current format involves a qualification phase through ISTAF World Cup, which usually takes place every four years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 8 teams for men's and 6 for women's events, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) for a week.[3]
The tournament was held in a grand prix format, whereby national teams compete in a series of tournaments during a season. The first season features four tournaments which were organized between September 2011 to July 2012 in Bangkok, Palembang, and Singapore. The second and the third seasons also consisted of four tournaments, in which Thailand has won most of the first place in both men's and women's tournaments.[4]
There was an attempt from the ISTAF to conduct the fourth season within 2016. Nonetheless, the tournament was terminated for undisclosed reasons.
- ^ "Intentions to expand the ISTAF SuperSeries in Season Two". Sports Business Insider. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "In the know". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 25, 2017. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Glossra". Deutscher Sepaktakraw Verband (in German). 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Malaysia set up epic ISTAF SuperSeries final with Thailand". New Straits Times. October 22, 2015. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2021.